WKF 80.04

The WKF 80.04 was a prototype Austro-Hungarian reconnaissance aircraft built in the final months of World War I.

WKF 80.04
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer Wiener Karosserie und Flugzeugfabrik (WKF)
Designer Alfred Gassner
First flight September 1917
Number built 1

Development

80.04 was a biplane whose fuselage featured a hexagonal cross-section. Only one prototype was built.[1]

Specifications

Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 8.96 m (29 ft 5 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Empty weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler 6 water-cooled 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
  • Propellers: 2 or 4-bladed fixed-pitch ptropeller

Performance

References
  1. Grosz, Peter M. (1993). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. pp. 319–320.
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